dilemma
US: /dɪˈɫɛmə/
UK: /daɪlˈɛmɐ/
UK: /daɪlˈɛmɐ/
English Vietnamese dictionary
dilemma /di'lemə/
- danh từ
- song đề
- thế tiến lui đều khó, thế tiến thoái lưỡng nan, tình trạng khó xử
- between (on) the horns of a dilemma: ở trong thế tiến lui đều khó
- to be put into (reduced to) a dilemma: bị đặt vào thế khó xử
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance: to face a dilemma + to be in a dilemma
Idioms see HORN
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
predicament, quandary, double bind, catch-22, impasse, deadlock, stalemate; plight, difficulty, trouble; stymie, snooker; Colloq bind, box, fix, jam, spot, pickle, squeeze:
He was faced with the dilemma of killing the injured animal or allowing it to die in agony.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
acute, appalling, big, difficult, genuine, great, impossible, real, serious, terrible, thorny | central, essential, fundamental
The fundamental dilemma remains: in a tolerant society, should we tolerate intolerance?
| familiar, perennial | human | personal | ethical, moral | policy, political
VERB + DILEMMA
create, pose
This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.
| be caught in, be faced with, confront, face, have
They were caught in a real dilemma.
| resolve, solve
I could see no way of resolving this moral dilemma.
DILEMMA + VERB
arise, occur, present itself
the dilemma that arises when a doctor has to decide whether or not to prescribe an expensive treatment
| lie
The dilemma over human cloning lies at the heart of the ethical choices facing society.
| confront sb, face sb
The dilemma facing the country's allies was even more serious.
| remain
PREP.
in a/the ~
The minister is now in an impossible dilemma.
| ~ about/over
She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the offer or not.
| ~ between
the perennial dilemma between getting on at work and fulfilling family commitments
PHRASES
a solution to a dilemma, a way out of a dilemma
I couldn't see any way out of the dilemma.
Concise English dictionary
dilemmasdɪ'lemə
noun
+state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
